Housing, LGBTQ, Transitional Age Youth - March 24, 2014 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
March 24, 2014 (All day)

San Francisco Youth Commission
Housing, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, and Transitional Age Youth Issues Committee
Minutes
Monday, March 24, 2014
5:00-7:00pm
City Hall, Room 345A
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Chair: Eric Wu; Members: Lily Marshall-Fricker, DeAsia Landrum, Monica Flores, Angel Van Stark


1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 5:14 pm. Commissioners present: Wu, Marshall-Fricker, Van Stark, Kong; Commissioner Landrum noted present at 5:38 pm. Commissioners absent: Flores. Staff present: Adele Carpenter.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Marshall-Fricker, seconded by Commissioner Van Stark, moved to approve the agenda. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. March 10, 2014
(Document A)

Commissioner Marshall-Fricker, seconded by Commissioner Van Stark, moved to approve the minutes from March 10, 2014. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

4. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda (Discussion Only)

There was none.

5. Staff Report

Adele Carpenter shared programmatic updates with youth commissioners regarding: a workshop hosted by Chinese Progressive Assoc. on City College issues on Monday, March 31st; A mobilization by the Free MUNI for Youth coalition to the MTA board meeting on April 1st regarding making Free MUNI for Youth permanent; The next CAHRO youth-session planning meeting on April 8th; The Mayor’s recent announcement regarding doubling down payment assistance to middle income families.

6. Business (All Items to Follow Discussion and Possible Action)

A. Check in

Commissioners shared their plans for the upcoming spring break. There was no public comment.

B. Action-planning for Spring off-site housing town hall

Committee members brainstormed groups to outreach to as co-sponsors and participants for the event. They agreed to push the event to May 6th or 7th and follow up on space-hosting options. There was no public comment.

C. Update on status of 12N priority

Adele Carpenter shared updates from recent meetings with the 12N steering committee and content experts at Gender Spectrum.

Commissioners affirmed that getting a cost estimate on different modes of 12N training from a potential BLA report would be a good way to move the 12N priority forward. They recommended that staff reach out to content/training experts to get an overview of different recommended training modes to share with the BLA if a report is recommended. Commissioners affirmed they were most interested in training modes that—in addition to using a universal training tool—make use of staff anchors to provide further training on best practices and core competencies by service/program area, and have a mechanism for coordinating best practice initiatives. Ms. Carpenter affirmed she would look at other cross-departmental initiatives, such as TAY SF and the Climate Action plan.

Committee members planned to visit the LGBT center youth meal night in May to distribute a survey regarding 12N and city services and asked staff to follow up to request time at the center.

D. YC Budget and Policy Priorities and Annual Report
Presenter: Staff

Commissioner Wu explained the process for approved the youth commission’s budget and policy priorities each year, and that now is the time to research priorities that the committee may want to include for Spring.

Commissioner Landrum was interested in suggesting investment in the land trust model for being among TAY housing options.

Commissioner Van Stark expressed interest in looking at the issue of service provider support and turnover among youth-serving providers.

There was no public comment.

E. Review other committee priorities

This item was tabled.

7. Items to Report to Executive Committee (Discussion Only)

Commissioner Landrum agreed to report back to the Executive Committee.

8. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

There was none.

9. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 pm.